Severity factors for truck drivers' injuries

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 753-759

  Charbotel, Barbara ^a   Martin, Jean Louis ^b   Gadegbeku, Blandine ^b   Chiron, Mireille ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidents; Injury severity score; Risk factors; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; FRANCE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FRANCE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0141928687     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg200     Document Type: Article

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